La Costa Meadows Elementary School
Weekly Dolphin Blast
Week of September 11, 2022
Welcome to the first edition of the new twist on our weekly updates. Beginning this week our weekly updates will come in the form of a SMORE newsletter.
Below is the latest and greatest as we head into the second full week in September!
With Dolphin pride,
Mrs. Bedard
2022-2023 School Site Council
Thank you to all of our families who submitted their ballot for our School Site Council election. I’d especially like to thank all of the candidates who expressed an interest in serving on our School Site Council by running for one of the open positions.
Our School Site Council for the 2022-2023 school year is:
Mandy Bedard (Principal)
Traci Barnhill (Non-voting Member)
Stacy Rossmann (Classified Staff Representative)
Shirley Shaffer (Certificated Staff Representative)
Susan Smith (Certificated Staff Representative)
Wendi Yee (Certificated Staff Representative)
Hayley Beaupre (Parent Representative)
Gretchen Foster (Parent Representative)
Heidi Herrick (Parent Representative)
Phoebe Hunt (Parent Representative)
Justin Levine (Parent Representative)
Morning Drop Off
UPDATES FROM CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES- FREE SCHOOL MEALS
We are excited that ALL students will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch this school year, regardless of income. Did you know that filling out a Meal Application can help increase our school's school funding and provide resources for more locally-grown produce and freshly-made, healthy school meals?
Please click here to quickly complete this Meal Application.
This form can also help identify other programs and services your family or students can access at a reduced cost or discounted rate, including after school programs & recreation, home internet services, college application assistance, and more.
Regardless of whether or not you qualify, your student will eat free this year!
From Local Law Enforcement Partners
Improving traffic safety together
The City of Carlsbad is asking parents to talk to their students about traffic safety and use special care getting to and from school, whether driving, biking or walking:
Eliminate distractions. Phones, music, kids, pets – there are so many things that vie for our attention every day. Tragedy can occur in a split second.
If you have an e-bike in your family, please make sure you understand the rules of the road, including new Carlsbad-specific rules passed by the City Council to improve safety.
Allow extra time over ,to get where you need to go.
Be kind and patient. We are all part of the Carlsbad community, and working together, we can make our streets safer for everyone.
For more information about traffic safety, please visit www.carlsbadca.gov/saferstreets
Happi Spatula Dine OutHelp us raise money for LCM by attending our Dine Out/In! We are very excited to partner with Happi Spatula Healthy Asian Cuisine next Tuesday, September 13th from 4-8pm for our second Dine Out of the school year! Join us at the Vista location (3225 Business Park Drive, Vista), either for dine in or take away. For dine-in families, there will be a private outdoor patio reserved just for LCM families! A portion of the sales will be donated back to our school - AWESOME! | TK, Kinder, 2nd, & 4th Grade Family LunchJoin your child during their lunch time for a family picnic! If you missed our Back to School family picnic night, you have another chance to come to school for a visit with your child during lunch! Parents (or any special family members) can join your child during their lunch break for a midday break. You may bring lunch or have your student get their lunch from the cafeteria and meet you on the lower field to eat together. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your student's lunch time to get signed in before being let onto campus.
TK: 10:00-10:40 Kindergarten: 11:00-11:45 2nd Grade: 11:45-12:30 4th Grade: 12:30-1:15 For 1st, 3rd and 5th grade students, their Family Picnic Day will be October 7th. Watch for more details on that event. | September Friday Flag Salute Join us for our next Friday Flag on September 30th at 8:45 AM. |
Happi Spatula Dine Out
Help us raise money for LCM by attending our Dine Out/In! We are very excited to partner with Happi Spatula Healthy Asian Cuisine next Tuesday, September 13th from 4-8pm for our second Dine Out of the school year! Join us at the Vista location (3225 Business Park Drive, Vista), either for dine in or take away. For dine-in families, there will be a private outdoor patio reserved just for LCM families! A portion of the sales will be donated back to our school - AWESOME!
TK, Kinder, 2nd, & 4th Grade Family Lunch
Join your child during their lunch time for a family picnic! If you missed our Back to School family picnic night, you have another chance to come to school for a visit with your child during lunch! Parents (or any special family members) can join your child during their lunch break for a midday break. You may bring lunch or have your student get their lunch from the cafeteria and meet you on the lower field to eat together. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your student's lunch time to get signed in before being let onto campus.
TK: 10:00-10:40
Kindergarten: 11:00-11:45
2nd Grade: 11:45-12:30
4th Grade: 12:30-1:15
For 1st, 3rd and 5th grade students, their Family Picnic Day will be October 7th. Watch for more details on that event.
LCM PTOWe are excited to have you as a part of the LCM Community and are looking forward to seeing you at our annual school events & activities! The LCM PTO is an awesome team of volunteer parents and teachers working together to create a fun, inclusive environment for you and your children. Website: www.lacostameadowspto.org Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCMparents/
Upcoming Events: https://lacostameadowspto.membershiptoolkit.com/events | Scholastic Book Fair: 9/12-9/25 Our annual Fall Book Fair kicks off next week! Students in 1st - 5th grade will attend Book Fair during their Library time, the week of 9/12-9/16. Preschool, TK and Kindergarten students are invited to shop with parents before school Tuesday and Friday mornings 8:15-8:45 in a pop-up book fair outside the LCM gates (near KOC). Online shopping is also available for two weeks from 9/12 - 9/25 and books ordered will be shipped to your home. We encourage you to consider setting up an eWallet which will alleviate the need to send cash to school. Online shopping and instructions on setting up an eWallet can be found here. Thank you for your support! | WAVE Fund in Action!If you haven’t made your donation yet to The Wave Fund, we wanted to share with you just how important your contribution is to our school. This year the PTO has paid for a STEAM teacher for the school, which is 100% funded by your donations. This is amazing and we are so proud to be able to do this. Please take the time to donate today!
“Greetings from Molly Burt (aka Mrs. Burt), the new LCM STEAM teacher! I am a multiple subject credentialed teacher and also a parent here at LCM! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to supplement our children's education with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math lessons, activities and projects. I am working with an incredible curriculum from the Museum of Science, Boston called Engineering is Elementary (EIE) and I've been planning a year of fun, meaningful and engaging STEAM experiences using EiE.
The students and I will also be learning and working in our school's science garden and I know we all are excited to get the garden up and running/growing again! I believe this class will empower our LCM students to become life long STEAM learners and passionate problem solvers! I have a wonderful feeling your child will look forward to STEAM class with Mrs. Burt!! Feel free to volunteer with your child's class and join the fun! Thank you for supporting the PTO and making this STEAM class a reality here at LCM!” - Mrs Burt :) |
LCM PTO
We are excited to have you as a part of the LCM Community and are looking forward to seeing you at our annual school events & activities! The LCM PTO is an awesome team of volunteer parents and teachers working together to create a fun, inclusive environment for you and your children.
Website: www.lacostameadowspto.org
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCMparents/
Upcoming Events: https://lacostameadowspto.membershiptoolkit.com/events
Scholastic Book Fair: 9/12-9/25
WAVE Fund in Action!
If you haven’t made your donation yet to The Wave Fund, we wanted to share with you just how important your contribution is to our school. This year the PTO has paid for a STEAM teacher for the school, which is 100% funded by your donations. This is amazing and we are so proud to be able to do this. Please take the time to donate today!
“Greetings from Molly Burt (aka Mrs. Burt), the new LCM STEAM teacher! I am a multiple subject credentialed teacher and also a parent here at LCM! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to supplement our children's education with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math lessons, activities and projects. I am working with an incredible curriculum from the Museum of Science, Boston called Engineering is Elementary (EIE) and I've been planning a year of fun, meaningful and engaging STEAM experiences using EiE.
The students and I will also be learning and working in our school's science garden and I know we all are excited to get the garden up and running/growing again! I believe this class will empower our LCM students to become life long STEAM learners and passionate problem solvers! I have a wonderful feeling your child will look forward to STEAM class with Mrs. Burt!! Feel free to volunteer with your child's class and join the fun! Thank you for supporting the PTO and making this STEAM class a reality here at LCM!” - Mrs Burt :)
Contact Us
Assistant Principal: Traci Barnhill